March brought an exciting influx of new restaurants our neighborhoods, from Radio Bakery’s new location in Prospect Heights to a unique Carroll Gardens restaurant offering a photo shoot with its tasting menu. There’s also a new pasta joint in Park Slope, Industry City’s first and only fine dining experience, and so much more.
And there’s even more excitement ahead! Keep reading to discover the latest on upcoming openings, including ABC Kitchens in DUMBO, an Italian restaurant from the team behind Four Horsemen in Williamsburg, and the transformation of a Williamsburg dive bar into an Italian-American restaurant.
But first, here’s the latest on some recent closures:
- East One Coffee, a beloved neighborhood cafe and restaurant in Carroll Gardens, closed their doors on March 7. The former manager is soliciting support from the community as they make a case to the landlord to reopen at 384 Court Street, with new ownership and a new coffee brand. Sign the petition here!
- Since we last reported on the closing of Ferdinando’s Focacceria in February, there’s been an exciting development. The 121-year-old Italian restaurant in Carroll Gardens will reopen under a new owner: Sal Lamboglia, who owns the popular neighborhood restaurants Cafe Spaghetti, Swoony’s and Sal Tang’s.
- Van Brunt Stillhouse closed this month after 13 years in Red Hook due to rising rent and production costs. Since the closing, bottles of the local whiskey are selling for 3 times the regular price on the internet.
- The Latin American cocktail bar Leyenda closed its doors on March 29 after 10 years on Smith Street. Leyenda was the sister institution of Clover Club, Julie Reiner’s longstanding cocktail spot across the street on Smith.
- Marlow and Sons has announced that it will close on Sunday, April 6 after 20 years in Williamsburg. Owner Andrew Tarlow announced on Instagram: “I’m heartbroken to have to close Marlow & Sons, but a recent significant increase in our rent has presented a financial challenge that we aren’t able to overcome.” Marlow and Sons was cafe by day, restaurant and bar by night, with a general store in the front. Its sister restaurant Diner continues to serve dinner, Friday lunch, and weekend brunch in South Williamsburg.
Xisan De Classic | Brooklyn Heights
A new Isan Thai restaurant has arrived on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. They are open 7 days a week from 11:30am to 10:30pm. The menu features skewers, curries, stir fry noodles, grilled meats, and seafood.
Mito | Fort Greene
Mito, the modern Japanese restaurant with multiple locations across New York state, has opened a new location at 280 Ashland Place. The head chef bring experience from Jean Georges and Buddha Bar. The menu includes Asian fusion dishes, including fresh sushi and sashimi. For their soft opening, you can get 20% off when you dine in and save $20 on Uber Eats purchases over $50 (through 3/31). They also have lunch and happy hour specials.
6 Restaurant | Carroll Gardens
This new Carroll Gardens restaurant offers both tasting and à la carte menus, with a unique amenity—your own personal photoshoot! Diners can enjoy snacks and drinks in their lounge area before moving to the main dining room for a 6-course tasting menu ($165) or the à la carte option. The open kitchen serves New American dishes like pork schnitzel, dry-aged duck, and picaña steak. Don’t miss the buckwheat tiger bread with cultured butter and confit garlic!
Radio Bakery | Prospect Heights
This Greenpoint bakery has some of the most sought-after baked goods in the city, with lines around the block. Radio opened its second location this month, at 186 Underhill Avenue. They sell a variety of croissants, including pistachio, chocolate “almond joyful,” and a cheesy pretzel bearclaw, plus breakfast sandwiches, bread, focaccia and lunch sandwiches. Be prepared for a long line!
Be Pasta | Park Slope
Be Pasta is owned by the same folks as Terre, a neighborhood favorite in Park Slope. Located at 447 1st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, the new restaurant is focused on artisanal pasta and natural wine. The place is Italian through and through, as the core team hails from Italy—chef, sommelier, and host.
Bar Chuzo | Park Slope
The Ecuadorian bar Chuzo Culture closed in February in Park Slope, but the owner is launching a new restaurant called Bar Chuzo. They will have a sit-down restaurant as well as a lounge with tapas and cocktails. The menu includes paellas, oysters, their acclaimed chicken wings, and chuzos, or grilled meat skewers. Note: they are currently only open for takeout and delivery, with in-house dining coming soon!
Bandido | Park Slope
This new Mexican restaurant opened this month at 50 5th Avenue between Bergen and Dean streets. They are open 11am-10pm daily and serve brunch from 11am-4pm on weekends. Authentic Mexican dishes, guacamole, margaritas, and more!
Mitsuki Japanese Market | Park Slope
This is the third location of Mitsuki, the Japanese grocery store. From ingredients to prepared foods like sushi to imported snacks, candies, and more, Mitsuki is your one-stop for Japanese goods.
Emack & Bolio’s | New locations in Park Slope & Williamsburg
The Boston-based ice cream chain has opened two new locations this season: one in Williamsburg (640 Grand Street) and another on the border of Park Slope and Windsor Terrace (242 Prospect Park West). The ice cream shop dates back to 1975, and serves both regular ice cream and vegan ice cream. They even offer a Doggie Sundae, which is vanilla yogurt served with a dog biscuit.
Tacocina | Williamsburg
This seasonal taco stand in Williamsburg’s Domino Park reopened for the season on March 27. Tacocina is a project of Danny Meyer, and serves tacos, nachos, quesadillas, and more, plus margaritas and other tasty warm-weather beverages. It’s a family-friendly spot, facing the waterfront with a playground on one side and water sprinklers (in the summer) on the other.
Hear & There | Williamsburg
This new listening bar and omakase restaurant opened this month on S 6th Street. The front of the space is a bar with cocktails and Japanese bar snacks. In back, there is a 22-seat omakase counter with two options: a $105 traditional omakase (10 nigiri, handroll, soup, dessert), and a $165 otsumami omakase (4 otsumami courses, 7 nigiri, cut maki & soup, dessert).
Pura Vida Miami | Williamsburg
The all-day café based out of Miami has opened its first Brooklyn location at 25 Kent, a mixed-use development in Brooklyn. Pura Vida focuses on health food, with avocado toast and egg dishes for breakfast, salads, wraps, and bowls for lunch, plus superfood smoothies, cold-pressed juices, and wellness shots to drink.
Confidant | Industry City
Confidant is Industry City’s first and only fine dining restaurant. The owners are two alums from Roberta’s, and the rotating menu is inspired by seasonal ingredients. Within the industrial Sunset Park development, the co-owners (who are close friends) have created a cozy environment where they are serving dry-aged fish and meat, seafood, and natural wine. Many ingredients and beverages come from Industry City neighbors, including Fort Hamilton Distillery and Ends Meat.
M. Wells @ New York Distilling Company | Bushwick
M. Wells, a bistro based out of Queens since 2013, closed its doors at the end of 2024. However, the operation is relocating to Bushwick’s New York Distilling Company, where they will kick off on March 30 with a Sugar Shack series on Sundays. The brunch pop-up celebrating maple syrup sapping season will be family-friendly event with live music. The menu includes glazed ribs, baked beans, chicken pastillas, pâté, cured fish, sausage made with scallops, and more. Get tickets here!
Coming Soon!
Keep an eye out for more updates on these upcoming restaurants, bars, and bakeries, listed by their expected opening dates.
New Starbucks location | DUMBO | Opening March 29
A new Starbucks location is coming to 104 Jay Street, between the new Tutu School location and the wine store York Cellars in DUMBO.
Alvo Pizzeria | Boerum Hill | Opening April 21
A new pizzeria serving slices, salads, and sides is coming to 150 Smith Street, the space formerly occupied by Caruso’s pizzeria. Their grand opening is slated for April 21.
Dolores | Bed Stuy | Opening April 2025
A new bar serving Mexico City-inspired food will open on Tompkins Avenue in April. Dolores is from the same team behind Winona’s, also in Bed Stuy. They will offer a cantina-style menu with cocktails by Leanne Favre, of Mayahuel, Leyenda, and Clover Club.
Kadambakafe | Boerum Hill | Opening April 2025
This new cafe with a plant-centric menu is coming to 305 Schermerhorn Street this April. Expect colorful and inventive coffee drinks like cherry blossom lattes, plus salads, smoothies, and bowls.
Lele’s Roman at Ace Hotel Brooklyn | Boerum Hill Opening May 2025
The Ace Hotel’s restaurant As You Are closed earlier this year. In its place, Lele’s Roman will open later this spring, serving Roman cuisine. It was have all-day service, from Italian breakfast pastries to pastas like cacio e pepe and flatbreads for lunch and dinner.
Folk | Park Slope | Opening Spring 2025
The team behind the Park Slope restaurant Lore is opening a new cocktail bar at 689 6th Avenue. Slated to open this spring, Folk will serve both craft cocktails and small plates. Stay tuned for more updates!
Brooklyn Granary & Mill | Gowanus | Opening Spring 2025
This unique bakery coming to Gowanus will mill its own grain onsite. Slated to open in a two-story location at 300 Huntington Street, their milling operations will take place upstairs (pictured below) and their bakery will be located downstairs. They will make loaves, baguettes, focaccia, croissants, and more. Check out their Kickstarter campaign and read more here!
JR & Son | Williamsburg | Spring 2025
The same team that restored Kellogg’s Diner is taking on another project in Williamsburg: restoring JR & Son, a dive bar that dates back to the 1930s and closed during the pandemic. The new restaurant plans to serve Italian-American food and drinks. It will be led by Chef Patricia Vega, alum of Thai Diner and a former Top Chef contestant.
I Cavallini | Williamsburg | Opening May 2025
The behind the acclaimed wine bar Four Horsemen is opening a new Italian restaurant on Grand Street near Roebling Street (just down the street), slated for May. I Cavallini will have around 70 seats and a backyard, which is about double the size of Four Horsemen.
Rose Marie | Williamsburg | Opening June 2025
The East Village Tex-Mex spot Yellow Rose is opening a new bar with Southern food in Williamsburg, on the corner of Ainslie and Lorimer. They will serve cocktails, beer, and comfort food.
ABC Kitchens | DUMBO | Opening date TBA
A massive new restaurant from Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is coming to Empire Stores in DUMBO soon: the combined concept of ABC Kitchen, Latin-fusion ABC Cocina and vegetarian ABCV will have approximately 300 seats in the old Sugarcane space that closed during the pandemic. Read more here!
Naya | DUMBO | Opening date TBA
Naya, a Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving bowls, rolls, salads, shawarma, and hummus, is opening a new location on Jay Street in DUMBO.
Overgreens Salad & Juice | DUMBO | Opening date TBA
Overgreens Salad & Juice serves healthy bowls, salads, sandwiches and soups, smoothies, and juice. The chain already has multiple locations in Brooklyn, but will open a new spot in DUMBO in Spring 2025. Overgreens will take over the spot formerly occupied by Tsuta Dumbo, the Michelin-starred ramen restaurant.
Ferrane Bakery | Brooklyn Heights | Opening date TBA
A new Swedish bakery is coming to 57 Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights. Inspired by the owners’ heritages, Ferrane Bakery will serve Scandinavian pastries and bread that are also inspired by East African and North African flavors (“ferrane” means “oven” in Moroccan Arabic). Coffee will come exclusively from East African farmers. Check here for more updates and an opening date!
Bond Street Coffee and Goods | Downtown Brooklyn | Opening date TBA
A new location of Bond Street Coffee and Goods is coming to the border of DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn, at Jay Street and Concord Street. Stay tuned for an opening date!
Luya | South Slope | Opening date TBA
A new omakase restaurant and natural wine bar is coming to South Slope. Located on 5th Avenue between Union and President Streets, their soft opening is coming soon, with the exact date yet to be announced.
Hōp | Red Hook | Opening date TBA
The team behind Red Hook Tavern, husband and wife, are opening a Cambodian restaurant at 358 Van Brunt Street later in 2025. The restaurant will serve Cambodian breakfast dishes and pastries during the day, and will offer dinner in the evening: noodles, meats, stews, and more.
Bong | Crown Heights | Opening date TBA
A Cambodian pop-up called Kreung will move into its permanent home at 724 Sterling Place in Crown Heights later this year. They will serve causal Cambodian dishes like Kuy Teav, Num Pang Paté, Somlor Machu Kreung.
Restaurant by Chef Eyal Shani | Williamsburg | Opening late 2025
The renowned Chef Eyal Shani will open a new restaurant at Williamsburg Wharf, the 3.75-acre development coming to Williamsburg’s waterfront. The restaurant will occupy 4,000 square feet on the ground floor at 470 Kent Avenue. Some of Chef Shani’s restaurants have included Port Sa’id, Michelin-starred Shmoné, HaSalon, Miznon, and Malka. Williamsburg Wharf tenants are expected to move in starting in late 2025.
Border Town | Greenpoint | Opening date TBA
Border Town, a pop-up operation known for its breakfast tacos, will be opening a permanent restaurant in Greenpoint in September 2025. It will be located at 189 Nassau Avenue at Humboldt Street, near McGolrick Park. They will serve serveral tacos de guisado and breakfast burritos for lunch and breakfast. Eventually, they hope to serve dinner fare, plus margaritas and micheladas.
Book Club Bar | Bushwick | Opening date TBA
The East Village’s popular Book Club Bar announced that they will open a new location in Bushwick. They offer books, cocktails, coffee, with special events like author talks and book clubs.
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Updated: March 31, 2025. Main Image: 6 Restaurant in Carroll Gardens.
